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| THE HANDSTAND | DECEMBER 2003 |
Faces usually change with governments. But in a country where all laws can be easily twisted, this fact has also been modified. There is a growing amount of disappointment among the politically-independent Iraqis. The people are astonished to see the same old faces assume the post-Saddam offices. People who were known to have strong relationship with the former regime are the ones who hold the reins today. They have changed loyalties in an instant and continued to climb up the ladder. The problem is that many of those “genius” techno-hypocrites had once the authority to imprison or kill (in some cases) anyone objecting the rules and regulations of the regime and they ruthlessly exercised that authority. Of course, the coalition forces cannot be blamed, for how can they possibly find out the true nature of those “genius hypocrites” if they have cleverly inserted themselves amongst those who communicate and socialize with the coalition forces. It is rather difficult for the forces to discover their identity because most of the files proving membership to the Ba’th party have been destroyed. Those “indispensables” are not necessarily among the four higher ranks of the party, which means that they are not eligible for expulsion. This is especially true in many colleges, institutions and ministries, making it difficult for the people to believe that the long-awaited changes may one day be realized. Those “techno-hypocrites” regretfully still exist and are spreading fast like an epidemic. What Iraq needs first, to counteract this threat, is an overall revaluation of those technocrats who forced their way in at the expense of others. This can be achieved by holding a thorough investigation to check their background and whether they held the title of "a friend of the former president" or not, which can be one criterion among many others. On the other hand, Iraq
can make use of the efficient and skillful people who
were intentionally put on pension or have resigned for
one reason or another. Those young pensioners may be more
efficient than the old slave-drivers and the pampered
laptops of Saddam who are now enjoying the warmth of the
coalition lap. |
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Iraq:
Post-“Liberation” Disappointments